Technical Team Lead, Scalable Capital
Python Engineering
Digital investment platform
Be an early applicant
Digital investment platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
Scalable Capital's mission is to provide people with professional, intelligent, and at the same time cost-effective solutions for wealth creation, trading and investing.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have a strong background in our tech stack, especially Python. Proficiency in AWS services, serverless architecture and system design are essential, as is a deep understanding of various databases.
- You recognize the importance of people management and are committed to it, knowing that few can do it well
- Several years of previous work experience in Python backend development (mandatory)
- Leadership experience - culture matters more than tenure
- Hands-on experience with AWS services
- Industry experience with Docker, Git and RESTful API
- Excellent knowledge in data-driven business applications
- Excellent communication skills (in English) that are clear, concise, and tailored to your audience - engineering, product, or other stakeholders
- Proactive, collaborative and easy-going working style, good time management, fair play
What the job involves
- Your mission: take an already high-performing team to the next level.
- This unit powers core services - wealth management, market making, risk management, regulation, and more - with outstanding efficiency and feature delivery.
- We are committed to finding a leader who leads by example and truly lives best practices.
- You will manage a focused team of five, united by a long-term vision, strong culture, and real independence
- Lead and inspire a team of dedicated Python backend engineers, empowering quant development tech units to deliver services beyond what competitors can imagine
- Design and build new platforms for our customers using cutting-edge technology and modern software practices such as agile teams, test automation, and cloud-based infrastructure. Remain open to replacing your system when a better alternative emerges
- Drive legacy systems forward, remembering that every service here has been rewritten multiple times - reflecting our commitment to progress, not complacency. Our legacy is about leaving a meaningful mark, not tech debt
- Select tools for storing, processing, and visualizing large and evolving datasets from diverse sources - we are a data-centric team that treats data with respect
- Write clean, testable and maintainable code and treat clarity as a first class citizen
- Prioritize tangible business results and maintain a business-first approach in all engineering decisions
- Promote teamwork, open communication, and knowledge sharing among colleagues
- Create the next generation wealth management and brokerage services for everybody
- Tech stack: Python, DevOps, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as a Code (Terraform), AWS services such as Lambda, SQS, SNS, ECS, Step Functions, Aurora, DynamoDB, Glue, Athena and event-based asynchronous architectures
Our take
Interest around investing in digital assets is increasing steadily due to innovations in fintech smartphone applications and the popularity of blockchain finance such as cryptocurrency. While stocks and cryptocurrency have a lot to do with this increase in popularity, it has also led to new investors learning about ETFs and index funds, meaning more people are looking for easier ways to invest.
Scalable Capital provides a free smartphone application for the investing and trading of stocks, cryptocurrencies, commission-free ETFs, and index funds, with subscription fees providing commission-free stock trading. The application also features a machine learning-driven robotrading service called Smart Predict to aid in improving users' limit and stop orders.
Whilst several other European investment platforms focus on commission-free trading, Scalable Capital has taken a fresh perspective by focusing on providing commission-free ETF investment. By doing this, the company encourages smart long-term ETF investments over riskier day-trading, tapping into a more mature market than applications focused on stocks. With further growth expected in 2024 after impressive Series E funding, Scalable Capital is carving out its market share.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2025
$175m
LATE VC
Dec 2023
$64.7m
SERIES E
Total funding: $554.8m
Company benefits
- Remote working opportunities - collaborate with your team no matter where you are in Germany: the majority of our jobs can be done working from home. So if you aren't near one of our physical locations in Germany, check out if your job is eligible remotely
- Join an international and diverse, inclusive community - be part of a network of highly talented, diverse and motivated people, from more than 30 nationalities. We enjoy regular office parties & after work drinks, BBQs in the summer, weekly runs and much more
- Lounge around - take a break to relax on our terrace in Munich or in the Beergarden downstairs in Berlin. Enjoy fresh fruits, soft drinks, and tea daily, and if want, develop your Barista skills with our Espresso machine
- Gear and perks - work with the latest hardware (including a MacBook Pro or equivalent and your choice of headphones). We also support your workplace with the equipment that you need, either in the offices or at home
- Learn and grow - develop yourself further with a personal education budget and in-house knowledge sharing sessions with catered lunch. If you want to learn or improve your German language skills, you will like the free classes right in the office or our support for online classes
- Have an impact - ship features to thousands of users and work with leading financial institutions across Europe on a regular basis. Transform with us the traditional finance industry with the aim of democratizing investment management and brokerage
Company HQ
Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, BY
Leadership
Erik Podzuweit
(Co-founder & Co-CEO)Experience as a Financial Analyst and Executive Director/VP for Goldman Sachs. Former Co-CEO (Germany) at Westwing Home & Living.
Florian Prucker
(Co-founder & Co-CEO)Vice President of Goldman Sachs from 2008 to 2014.
Patrick Pöschl
(Co-founder)Experience as Asset Structurer for Goldman Sachs from 2009 to 2014. Co-founded Scalable Capital in 2014.
Simon Miller
(Co-founder & Head of Broker International)Experienced as Base Metals Derivatives Trader for Barclays from 2008 to 2015. Co-founded Scalable Capital in 2014 as Business Developer.
Stefan Mittnik
(Co-founder)Experience as Professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich from 2003. Co-founded Scalable Capital in 2014.
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